Valerie Leitko
Medical · Sparks, NVNPI 1336318583
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 438 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 38 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 24.6% of the total. Among medical clinicians in NV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 438 payments — averaging $18.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- AstraZeneca$1K
- Novo Nordisk$658
- GSK$579
- Pfizer$561
- Amgen$411
- plus $3K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$8,199100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
How this compares
$8,199 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 250 medical providers in Nevada.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 54 | $61,466 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 33 | $38,483 |
| EliquisApixaban | 23 | $38,314 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 25 | $37,584 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 20 | $20,769 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 11 | $15,241 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 35 | $5,576 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 299 | $4,156 |
| Lidocaine | 13 | $3,454 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 92 | $2,845 |
| PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated | 12 | $2,705 |
| Losartan Potassium | 227 | $2,054 |
| Advair DiskusFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 11 | $2,033 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 76 | $1,955 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 11 | $1,954 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $658 | $61,46654 claims |
| PfizerEliquis, Premarin | $561 | $41,01935 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $194 | $38,48333 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $1,037 | $37,58425 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $579 | $20,76920 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $50 | $15,24111 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $2,017 | $1,27116 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 250 medical providers in Nevada.
Other medical in Sparks
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- Rachel BowersLas Vegas$29K
- Spencer MeierLas Vegas$24K
- Megan WieselLas Vegas$19K
- Tai PhamLas Vegas$16K
- Eric HilmesLas Vegas$15K
- Wardon OjedapoLas Vegas$12K
- Melchor GochiocoLas Vegas$11K
- Ha lePahrump$11K
- Keesha KaplanLas Vegas$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.